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Thursday, February 03, 2005

Fun with Refunds.

Would you be surprised if Congress passed a law requiring them to forfeit their pay for failing to show for work (unless there is an illness)? Check out the following federal statute:

"The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives . . . shall deduct from the monthly payments (or other periodic payments authorized by law) of each Member or Delegate the amount of his salary for each day that he has been absent from the Senate or House, respectively, unless such Member or Delegate assigns as the reason for such absence the sickness of himself or of some member of his family." (2 U.S.C. § 39.)

About Me

Like the blog motto, my background is an intersection of law and theology.
I hold three graduate degrees. Two are in law (a J.D. and an LL.M. in Taxation), and one is in theology.
In law school, I served on the Law Review, and received the American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Advocacy.
Likewise, my professional background is an intersection of law and education.
In addition to being a named partner in an A-V rated Newport Beach, California trial and appellate law firm, emphasizing business and real estate, I've taught Constitutional law, civil procedure and ethics in law school. I am also a published author.
I live at the beach in Southern California, and am a fitness, book, music, film and travel enthusiast.
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